Works cited

 https://www.epi.org/publication/raising-the-federal-minimum-wage-to-15-by-2025-would-lift-the-pay-of-32-million-workers/

https://edlabor.house.gov/download/fact-sheet-raising-the-minimum-wage-is-good-for-workers-business-and-the-economy-

https://www.cbo.gov/publication/55681

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